M. LaBove
Day 2: Conclude Fossil investigation

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State Standards: GLEs/GSEs

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Building on what we explored about the fossil record yesterday, we are turning to the idea that the processes that change Earth are continuous and affect Earth's inhabitants. We begin with another independent writing activity where students think about geological processes that affect Earth and start thinking about if organisms change too.

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Environmental factors

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Board activity to activate prior knowledge: Students are asked to list geological processes that they think continue to affect the Earth and its inhabitants. Answer the question: If Earth changes over time, do organisms? do populations? How might we know?

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